My son, Fusu, please abdicate the first emperor!

Chapter 708: Once a Qinren, Always a Qinren

Wei Liao probably had an idea in mind.

He sat down below and thought slowly, sometimes frowning, sometimes stroking his beard, and sometimes starting to laugh.

"So, in two or three years, those ambitious people will pay the price for this."

"Is it not so?" Fusu put his hands on his hips. "If I can control the whole world, why should I give up the border areas?"

Liao rarely had anyone he admired, and Fusu was one of them.

Hearing Fusu say this, Liao was very proud and happy. But for the sake of the overall situation, he just narrowed his eyes and pretended to be very stern.

"Your Majesty is only one step away from becoming a Saint."

Fusu looked over warily.

Liao bowed and said very humbly, "It would be better if Your Majesty could be more modest."

Fusu walked down and sat next to Liao, treating him as his younger brother.

Fusu patted Liao's shoulder
"Captain of the State, how about we, the king and his subject, discuss something today?"

Liao looked at the hand on his shoulder and said, "Your Majesty is still too steady."

"I respect you as my master, and this is the same in front of the hall and behind the scenes. Can you please not criticize me in front of others next time?"

"Why, you can't stand this?"

"I am the emperor."

Liao was speechless when he heard this. "I was doing this for the good of His Majesty, but Your Majesty is blaming me."

"As a subject, shouldn't I have due respect for the king? A subject's attitude towards the king is like a wife's attitude towards her husband. I am the ruler of a country, how can the captain of the country let me lose face in front of a subject?"

"Your Majesty, do you know what your current behavior means? You are on the road to becoming a tyrant, and away from the path of becoming a wise ruler." Liao said slowly.

Fusu saw Liao's expression and knew that it was useless to say more.

He stood up and returned to the throne without looking back.

Liao looked at Fusu like this, stood up and bowed, "Your Majesty, I'll take my leave now."

"Go ahead, go ahead." Fusu slapped the memorial on the table, "I'm so annoyed."

Liao smiled silently.
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It is said that since the emperor issued a new decree, all meritorious officials have been given the title of princes.

Qin II officially laid the basic pattern of relative stability for the Qin Empire.

The flag of "Qin" was eventually more firmly planted in central Fujian, Qi and Lu, Wu and Yue, Wei, Chu, Yan and Dai through the system of feudal fiefdoms.

When the scholars all over the world heard that Fusu was going to be enfeoffed, they cheered with joy.

There were originally more than 5,000 talented people in the world, but to become a guest official in the unified Qin Kingdom would cost you your brains to be beaten out.

Now, thirty-seven vassal states suddenly appeared in the world, and these more than five thousand talented people could become officials and ministers, right?

For a time, some talented people who had not been given important positions in Xianyang City for a long time left Xianyang one after another.

At the same time, families with military merit also began to move their families to their fiefdoms.

It is really not easy to drive some cancerous people out of Xianyang City.

In order to encourage them all to leave, Fusu did not even plan to leave anyone's relatives in Xianyang as hostages or something.

Such a gift first won the favor of the families of the new princes. They were naturally willing to go to the new fiefdom to be the king's wife or princess, rather than being humble in front of the Qin princesses in Xianyang City.

Human nature.

After using fiefs and marquisates to lure those big parasites out of Xianyang, the Qin state began to plan for recuperation and development and the development of the people's strength.

In Zhangtai Palace, some ministers on duty today settled accounts with the emperor.

The members of the assembly included Xiao He, Cao Shen, Zhang Cang and Chen Ping.

Except Fusu, they are all masters of mathematics.

"The Wang and Yang families moved away with their clans, leaving Xianyang City with 500 extra houses and more than 100,000 mu of farmland."

"Why is it so much?" This amount was simply staggering. Fusu, who had just rewarded Li Si with a large sum of money and sent him away, almost blushed for a moment.

This number is a bit exaggerated!
"Is the statistics wrong?" Chen Ping couldn't help but ask.

Zhang Cang's eyes suddenly widened, his eyebrows and hair began to stand up, "Wrong??? Even if all of you combined could have made a mistake, I, Zhang Cang, could not have made a mistake."

"I know, I know. You are the only one who is good at arithmetic." Chen Ping smiled deliberately. He liked to see Zhang Cang jumping up and down. The main reason was that the other party had a very funny temper. He would jump up and down if he didn't agree with something.

Cao Shen sat behind Fusu and laughed secretly as he watched Chen Ping tease Zhang Cang.

"It seems that Yang and Wang are corrupt and accept bribes a lot on a daily basis." Chen Ping's tone was very angry.

Everyone suddenly looked up and stared at him intently.

Chen Ping pretended nothing happened and sat upright.

Only Xiao He was lost in thought as he looked at the accounts.

"There is no problem with the accounts, and Yang and Wang did not embezzle. I have been guarding Xianyang all the time, and I know what the situation is. The land, houses, and lakes that His Majesty rewarded Yang and Wang are all in good quantity."

"But the wealthy merchants, officials and clerks would constantly send gifts to these two families. If they were unwilling to accept the gifts, they would be impeached."

"Since ancient times, villains have been hard to eradicate."

Everyone was silent after hearing this.

Fusu looked at Xiao He and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, saying that he was worthy of being the best prime minister of the Western Han Dynasty.

Zhang Cang: "Your Majesty, after all this land is cleared, what will it be used for? Should it be returned to the common people?"

Fusu looked at Xiao He, "What does the Minister of Justice think?"

"If Your Majesty can return it to the common people, that would naturally be the best." Xiao He also had hope in his eyes.

"Then this matter is settled. The four people, Court Justice He, Imperial Censor Cang, Shangshu Lingping, and Tongcheng Lingcan, will personally handle it."

Chen Ping thought he had heard wrongly, "I want to go too?"

"How about I go?"

Fusu always felt that he was too easy to talk to. Sooner or later, he would conquer Siberia and send all these people there to suffer.

"Okay, that's all for today."

Fusu wanted to go back to sleep. He felt relieved with these four people around.

Xiao He's eyes had seen through everything long ago. What a lazy man he was.

It sounded so good at the beginning, but look at what it is like now.

However, Xiao He was still very sensible, just like an obedient wife beside a real man, and went to do his work without saying a word.

The four wanted to leave but didn't.

Chen Gong had been standing by the door for a long time, wanting to come in to report but afraid of disturbing the emperor.

"What happened?"

"Your Majesty, the Meng brothers, General Zhao Tuo, and Marquis Longxi are here."

When they heard that the newly enfeoffed princes had arrived, the four of them stepped aside and had no intention of leaving.

Hehe, let’s watch the show.

Mainly, the people who came were all famous generals.

Although these four people are scholars, they also have admiration for the generals in the army, especially the Meng brothers, who are famous for their loyalty.

There is also Li Xin, who drove thousands of miles to capture the thief and the king. These four people are the men who supported the glory of the empire.

As soon as he heard that the person coming was Meng Tian and Meng Yi, Fusu immediately ordered the maid to tidy up his appearance, and then sat on the throne very upright.

Zhang Cang noticed these subtle movements and clenched his fist even tighter.

Everyone thought that they came to say goodbye to Fusu.

But when these people came in, they all knelt down to Fusu.

"What is this, everyone?"

"Your Majesty, we came here today because we are unwilling to accept the fiefdom."

After hearing this, Fusu suddenly became nervous. Could it be that the territory he granted them was too small?
Fusu gave the largest fief to Changping Jun because Changwen Jun insisted on following him to become prime minister.

Fusu naturally treated his biological mother's brothers well. Moreover, they were going to the State of Chu, so he hoped that these two brothers could subdue Xiang Yu, Song Yi and others.

Not only that, in terms of etiquette and law, he could also use his bloodline to involve Chu. This would make the people of Jingchu have a great liking for him.

"Could it be that there was something wrong with the way I allocated fiefs to you all?" Fusu sat upright.

Xiao He, Zhang Cang and Chen Ping remained silent, but were also worried about Fusu.

Only Cao Shen saw through everything at a glance.

Li Xin looked at Fusu and said something that made him feel he might regret it later.

"Your Majesty, we only want to stay in Xianyang forever and assist the king of Qin."

Zhao Tuo agreed, "Yes, Your Majesty. Although I have made some contributions, I am where I am today because of the Emperor and Your Majesty. In fact, I know my own strengths very well. If you ask me to lead troops to fight and shed blood on the battlefield, I can do it. But if you ask me to govern a country, Your Majesty, I really can't do it."

Li Xin said, "Your Majesty, I was born and raised in Longxi. My blood can flow anywhere, but I must die in Longxi. Your Majesty, please let me stay."

"I hope that I can serve your majesty again in my lifetime and expand our territory together with your majesty."

Li Xin's eyes were as sharp as torches.

In fact, he had already thought of this when Fusu ascended the throne and issued an edict asking them to return.

He didn't want to be a prince and spend all day dealing with state affairs.

He knew that his brain was not suited to playing politics, he was only suited to fighting wars.

The days he spent guarding the border during those years actually gave him an idea of ​​what life was like as a feudal lord.

He always thought about having the opportunity to return to Xianyang, or continue fighting with Qin II.

He didn't believe Fusu would really stop the war.

Li Xin had seen Fusu's abilities, and he felt that he was an emperor born for war. It would be an injustice to the Second Emperor for him to handle memorials in the palace. It would be better for them to unite and continue to expand outward.

Meng Tian bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I, the Meng family, came here from Qi to assist a wise ruler and end the chaos. In this world, only the Qin royal family can accomplish such a great thing."

"According to our ancestors' teachings, the Supreme Emperor and Your Majesty have bestowed great favors on us, and we two cannot leave Your Majesty."

"Unless, Your Majesty dislikes the two of us for not being able to assist you."

Meng Yi nodded.

Fusu originally thought that being an emperor was fun.

Have power and control over everyone.

But at this moment, he didn't think so.

The sincerity of these people made Fusu feel a little sad for a moment.

He knew that their actions today had a lot to do with Ying Zheng.

"Your Majesty, we are Qin people in life and in death. We do not want to be princes. Our greatest wish is to serve Your Majesty." Li Xin said loudly.

These words immediately aroused the other three people's deep feelings for Daqin.

They all raised their arms and shouted, "Once a Lao Qin person, always a Lao Qin person."

"Once you are a Lao Qin person, you will be a Lao Qin person for life."

Four burly men in the hall shouted their thoughts in unison, their voices as loud as thunder.

The eunuchs in the palace and the guards outside the hall all looked over from outside.

The sound of "Qin people" planted some inexplicable seeds in the hearts of Xiao He, Chen Ping, Cao Shen, and Zhang Cang.

In the past, they were very resistant to the Qin State.

Until they met Fusu, they felt that the Qin State was not so hopeless.

But today, they suddenly understood why Qin could become the final winner.

"I personally issued an order to enfeoff meritorious officials. The four of you are among the most meritorious people in Qin. You have made such great contributions, but you don't accept them. What do other officials think of you?"

"Does that mean my decree has no authority?"

Facing the question from Qin II, Meng Tian stood up and said, "Your Majesty, we can die for you. We just want to be with you, stand by your side forever, and help you solve your problems."

"As for the princes, to be honest, I can manage the army, but I am not capable enough to manage a country."

Li Xin seconded the proposal, "I can't govern a country at all. I only like to fight wars, and I only know how to fight wars. Does Your Majesty want to watch a few of us mess up the vassal states?"

Fusu could not help cursing, "Used, useless, all of them are useless."

The two Meng Tian brothers didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Well, since you don't want to go, just stay here."

Meng Yi was delighted. "That's great, Your Majesty. We all want to help you build a better world together."

"Your Majesty's grand plan requires our efforts," said Zhao Tuo.

Fusu covered his face, as if he was looking for something on the table.

"You are all still too young. Don't do something that you will regret for the rest of your life because of a momentary impulse. You should know that if you stay, you will never have the chance to be enfeoffed again. I am not your father, so I will not let you do as you wish. And once you stay, you will all be reinstated to your original positions."

The Meng brothers were naturally very happy, and Zhao Tuo had nothing to say.

"We do."

But Li Xin just stood there without saying anything.

"Marquis Longxi, so you think more long-term than they do?"

"No. Your Majesty, I'm just wondering if you can change my position so that I can serve in the Blue Sky Camp and lead troops to wipe out the Northern Hu or the Southern Yue at any time. I don't want to guard the border anymore. I hate guarding the border. My sword is getting rusty!"

Everyone laughed.

Even Liang couldn't help laughing.

Chen Gong looked at these four people and felt that they were extremely crazy.

In this way, the Meng brothers, Li Xin, Zhao Tuo and others stayed.

When Ren Xiong left Xianyang, Zhao Tuo and his brothers saw him off.

It was heard that Zhao Tuo gave up his fiefdom, expressed his loyalty to Qin II, and planned to stay in Xianyang City for the rest of his life.

Ren Xiong cried loudly.

"I will never be as good as you in this aspect. You know who you are and can control yourself."

"Look, I know I'm not a good person. When I go to the fiefdom, I just spend my days drinking and partying and showing off my power. But I can't control myself."

(End of this chapter)